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Dictionary Search Results using Damerau-Levenshtein distance in T-SQL

Here are the results of your fuzzy-string dictionary search for “extemporizes” with Change Limit: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

You can choose a higher Change Limit to return more words, although it will take longer.
to automatically increase the Change Limit after seconds.

41 similar words found! Changes to Transform each Found Word to your word are shown as:
 remove a letter ~ replace a letter ~ swap two letters ~ _add a letter from your word
(Use the links in the Changes column to see more Transformation details.)

Found WordScrabble ScoreSearched PreviouslyFound PreviouslyChangesTo Transform to your Word
extemporizes3216358(None) 
extemporises23163691extemporises
extemporize31153621extemporize_
extemporized33143271extemporized
extemporizer32153061extemporizer
extemporizers33132371extemporizers
extemporise22183642extemporise_
extemporised24163062extemporised
exteriorizes2853612exteriorizes
temporizes2346932__temporizes
contemporizes2853203contemporizes
extempore2053473extempor__e_
extemporizing3462753extemporizing
exteriorises1954213exteriorises
exteriorize2753853exteriorize_
exteriorized2953193exteriorized
temporises1447243__temporises
temporize2246873__temporize_
temporized2446063__temporized
temporizer2345233__temporizer
temporizers2443733__temporizers
categorizes2354194cate_gorizes
contemporize2753374contemporize_
contemporized2962814contemporized
emprizes2138134___emp_rizes
enterprises1355544enterp_rises
extemporal2152704extempor__al
extemporally2662184extemporally
extemporaneous25101494extemporaneous
extemporary2562294extempor_ary
extemporising2562324extemporising
exteriorise1854634exteriorise_
exteriorised2053194exteriorised
exteriorities2053634exteriorities
externalizes2855814externalizes
interiorizes2155694interiorizes
memorizes221310824__mem_orizes
temporalizes2554764__temporalizes
temporise1347404__temporise_
temporised1555124__temporised
terrorizes1987064__terrorizes

Search took 7 seconds overall (including website activity, plus SQL activity in the following phases):

  1. Length Filter: Limit the application of DLD to words with length difference of no more than the Change Limit.
  2. DLD Change Limit: Apply DLD to each remaining word, limiting each comparison according to the Change Limit.
  3. Display Results: Return the results, with similar words marked up to highlight differences.
SeqSearch PhaseWords CheckedWords MatchedSecondsWords Per Sec
1Length Filter1786911247900.390458182.1
2DLD Change Limit124790416.43619389.4
3Display Results41410.0162562.5
 (SQL Overall)178691416.84226116.8
 
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